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Pass / Fail : California Community Colleges system looks at prioritizing new or continuing students | 89.3 KPCC

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California Community Colleges system looks at prioritizing new or continuing students

Jack Scott, California Community Colleges
California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott talks about the impact of the state's budget crisis on the nation's largest higher education system. Credit: Tami Abdollah / KPCC
The governing board of the California Community Colleges is considering a major system-wide change to how its 112 campuses enroll students that would prioritize those working toward a degree, certificate or transferring, over avocational or hobbyist students.
The proposal, which was presented to the Board of Governors today, would be a significant departure from the open enrollment, "all-comers" philosophy of the world's largest system of higher education. The system serves about 2.6 million students at 112 campuses statewide.
But officials said severe cuts to state funding over the last few years have forced the system to reduce its course